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He's certainly ambitious.

Posted by sepiolida | September 26, 2008 10:18 AM
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Maybe the thinking is that he's fucked with our heads so much this week that he has won just by agreeing to attend.

Posted by Levislade | September 26, 2008 10:25 AM
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The determining factor is the mental attitude of the ruling class itself. ... From the point of view of our present rulers, therefore, the only genuine dangers are the splitting-off of a new group of able, under-employed, power-hungry people, and the growth of liberalism and scepticism in their own ranks.

The problem, that is to say, is educational. ... and ... the level of popular education is actually declining.

Posted by George Orwell, 1984 | September 26, 2008 10:25 AM
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ZOMG! The Republicans have a Time Machine! We're screwed!!

Posted by Julie in Chicago | September 26, 2008 10:26 AM
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The determining factor is the mental attitude of the ruling class itself. ... From the point of view of our present rulers, therefore, the only genuine dangers are the splitting-off of a new group of able, under-employed, power-hungry people, and the growth of liberalism and scepticism in their own ranks.

The problem, that is to say, is educational. ... and ... the level of popular education is actually declining.

Posted by George Orwell, 1984 | September 26, 2008 10:26 AM
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He'd raise him arms in victory, except... he can't.

Posted by Gomez | September 26, 2008 10:27 AM
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A hoverboard in every garage!

Posted by Dalton | September 26, 2008 10:27 AM
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I used to get excited about presidential debates.

In 2004, when Bush just blinked into the camera like a retarded monkey, with the cognitive part of his brain (such as it is) completely shutting down, I cheered with joy.

And then he still won anyway. This was inconceivable to me. It told me that at least one of the following are true:

1) Joe Sixpack doesn't watch debates

2) Americans are SO stupid and ignorant that intellectual capability is actually a hindrance to getting elected.

3) The election was rigged and our votes don't matter anyway.

Posted by Mahtli69 | September 26, 2008 10:29 AM
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This may be a stupid question, but does an official actually declare a debate winner? That would be kind of awesome. I want to see them hold up the hand of the winner Rocky-style, and not have to hear the loser's pundits talking on and on about how their candidate came off better.

Posted by ams | September 26, 2008 10:29 AM
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@6 At least Nixon could do that, that arm raising raised arm sonofa.

Posted by jackie treehorn | September 26, 2008 10:30 AM
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The McCain campaign has been taking lessons from the Chinese, who published messages from their astronauts in space, before the astronauts had even been launched into space.

There is no more truth. The winner will be whomever convinces the most people to believe their version of reality.

Posted by PopTart | September 26, 2008 10:31 AM
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Posted by chet | September 26, 2008 10:36 AM
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He looks like Stephen Hawking.

Posted by Adam | September 26, 2008 10:54 AM
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The real thing I've been worried about is that if McCain lowers the expectations on his performance enough, people will be talking about his "surprisingly good performance despite a lack of time to prepare" and he'll manage to get victory declared if he just manages to not drool too much on camera. Considering how ticked off the media is at this point I'm hoping that doesn't happen after all, and if this gets picked up on enough maybe that will further shoot that possibility in the foot.

Posted by Beguine | September 26, 2008 11:04 AM
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God, I just finished Anathem this week, and I cannot handle this kind of alternate-universe bullshit.

Posted by Ben | September 26, 2008 11:10 AM
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@14, McCain has pissed on the media too much for them to say "OH WOW HE BEAT OUR LOW EXPECTATIONS"

Posted by Bellevue Ave | September 26, 2008 11:17 AM
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What I'm dying to know what excuse they're going to come up with for this gaffe. So often they're caught in a bald face lie (we won't talk Spain sound familiar) and then they give some idiotic excuse. But what could you possibly say here?

Posted by D. | September 26, 2008 11:23 AM
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Wow, what a maverick!

Posted by inkweary | September 26, 2008 11:30 AM
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Dewey defeats Truman!

Posted by The Truth Is What We Say It Is | September 26, 2008 12:43 PM
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I wonder if McCain will be wearing a device like Bush did - so the answers could be passed to him. He could have Joe Lieberman whispering in his ear that way.

Posted by MrEddieFather | September 26, 2008 1:10 PM

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